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Nonprofit · EIN 11-6044329

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS MONTESSORI SCHOOL

Tax-exempt · BROOKLYN, NY 11201

Financials

$11.1M$10.9M2022$12.8M$12M2023$14.3M$12.8M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of BROOKLYN HEIGHTS MONTESSORI SCHOOL by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$14,315,357$12,804,988$1,510,369$25,288,315$15,940,485$9,347,830
June 30, 2024990$12,786,409$12,008,200$778,209$23,421,432$15,728,595$7,692,837
June 30, 2023990$11,061,923$10,914,837$147,086$22,028,311$15,482,920$6,545,391
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$762,912
of which government grants
$54,348
Membership dues
$18,800
Program service revenue
$12,702,359
Investment income
$700,191
Net rental income
$100,180
Net gain from sales of assets
$169,938
Net income from fundraising events
$28,848
Net income from gaming
$6,380
Other revenue
$149,895

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$1,581,830
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$747,396
Other salaries and wages
$5,860,952
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$8,268,469
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$8,177
Accounting fees
$92,235
Occupancy
$359,741
Travel
$17,644
Depreciation
$882,242
Program services (functional)
$9,302,198
Management and general (functional)
$3,070,321
Fundraising (functional)
$432,469

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$23,421,432
Total assets, end of year
$25,288,315
Total liabilities, end of year
$15,940,485
Net assets, end of year
$9,347,830
Land, buildings and equipment
$9,977,232
Publicly traded securities
$4,321,768
Net assets without donor restrictions
$8,396,735
Net assets with donor restrictions
$951,095
Gross receipts
$15,099,940
Employees
115
Volunteers
45
Year formed
1965
State of legal domicile
NY

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
STEPHANIE PAX FLANIGANHEAD OF SCHOOL
Officer
40$462,625$29,324
ROBIN WALKER-RANDOLPHCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$287,100$20,279
ROXANNE LEFFASST. HEAD OF SCHOOL
Highest-paid employee
40$159,523$65,498
KATHY REISSPSYCHOLOGIST
Highest-paid employee
40$120,895$63,567
MICHELE SEELINGERDIRECTOR OF PRESCHOOL
Highest-paid employee
40$144,666$24,120
DAWN WILLIAMSDIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$132,500$7,919
JODY TRIMMHEAD OF ELEMENTARY PROGRAMS
Highest-paid employee
40$111,706$21,100
BOB LARSONPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
ANN MELLOWVICE-PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
TAMMY MULLANEYTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
JADE ZIMMERMANSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
MERRY BIGGERSTAFFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
INGRID BUSSON-HALLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
AARON CROWELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
CHRISTINA DEROSETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
12 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
LINDA EIGEMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0
NICOLE FRANCISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0
ABE GEIGERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0
GABE GOLDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0
KRISTI GUIGLIANOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0
ELI LIEDMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0
SATEESH NORITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0
MATTHEW STUARTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0
ALEJANDRO VILARTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0
JESS VOGELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0
CELADON WHITEHURSTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0
ANNA DURRETTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 33 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
STEPHANIE PAX FLANIGANHEAD OF SCHOOL
Officer
40$421,000$23,870
ROBIN WALKER-RANDOLPHCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$232,426$15,249
ROXANNE LEFFASST. HEAD OF SCHOOL
Highest-paid employee
40$170,242$63,441
KATHY REISSPSYCHOLOGIST
Highest-paid employee
40$140,617$60,066
MICHELE SEELINGERDIRECTOR OF EARLY CHILDHOOD
Highest-paid employee
40$121,566$25,007
SHARI LEE CANCELPRE-SCHOOL HEAD TEACHER
Highest-paid employee
40$104,772$34,274
MARISA RIEPNURSE
Highest-paid employee
40$102,355$23,567
BOB LARSONPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
KATE TURLEYVICE-PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
TAMMY MULLANEYTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
CECILIA AMRUTESECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
AARON CROWELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
ABE GEIGERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
CHRISTINA DEROSETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
LINDA EIGEMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
NICOLE FRANCISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
KRISTI GUIGLIANOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
INGRID BUSSON-HALLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
ELI LIEDMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
ANN MELLOWTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
SATEESH NORITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
NICHOLAS PELLICCIONETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
REBECCA ROMANOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
HOPE REEVESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
MATTHEW STUARTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
MARGARET DONOHOE TULLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
VERED KATZ BEN-YAIRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
JADE ZIMMERMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
ALEJANDRO VILARTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
ANNA DURRETTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
GABE GOLDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
JESS VOGELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
MERRY BIGGERSTAFFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 28 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
STEPHANIE PAX FLANIGANHEAD OF SCHOOL
Officer
40$375,336$21,208
ROBIN WALKER-RANDOLPHCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$202,251$12,376
MELISSA RITCHIEDIR. OF INST ADVANCEMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$125,491$58,873
ELISE MATTIADIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$149,754$31,314
ROXANNE LEFFASST. HEAD OF SCHOOL
Highest-paid employee
40$126,780$50,694
KATHY REISSPSYCHOLOGIST
Highest-paid employee
40$112,252$52,746
DAVID PATNAUDEDIRECTOR OF FACILITIES
Highest-paid employee
40$127,394$18,441
MARGARET DONOHOE TULLPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
BOB LARSONVICE-PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
TAMMY MULLANEYTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
CECILIA AMRUTESECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
AARON CROWELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
CHRISTINA DEROSETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
LINDA EIGEMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
NICOLE FRANCISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
KRISTI GUIGLIANOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
INGRID BUSSON-HALLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
JENNIFER KILIANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
ELI LIEDMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
ANN MELLOWTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
SATEESH NORITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
NICHOLAS PELLICCIONETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
REBECCA ROMANOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
HOPE REEVESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
MATTHEW STUARTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
KATE TURLEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
VERED KATZ BEN-YAIRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
JADE ZIMMERMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
185 COURT ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11201-6444
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
STEPHANIE PAX FLANIGAN, 185 COURT STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 112016444
Signed the 990
ROBIN WALKER-RANDOLPH, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Phone
(718) 962-0807
Return prepared by
PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC

Mission

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS MONTESSORI SCHOOL PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO PRESCHOOL, ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN GRADES 1 TO 8 IN LINE WITH THE MONTESSORI PHILOSOPHY.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • BROOKLYN HEIGHTS MONTESSORI SCHOOL PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO PRESCHOOL, ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN PRE-K TO 8. GUIDED BY THE PHILOSOPHY OF DR. MARIA MONTESSORI, BROOKLYN HEIGHTS MONTESSORI SCHOOL IS COMMITTED TO EDUCATION THAT HAS AT ITS CENTER RESPECT FOR EACH CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT AND POTENTIAL. WE FOSTER A LIFELONG LOVE OF LEARNING, INDIVIDUAL EXCELLENCE, AND THE SATISFACTION THAT RESULTS FROM MEANINGFUL WORK. WE ENCOURAGE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND RESPECT FOR SELF, OTHERS, AND COMMUNITY. OUR CHILDREN LEARN TO BE THOUGHTFUL, RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS OF THE SCHOOL AND THE WORLD AROUND THEM.THE SCHOOL ALSO PROVIDES A SUMMER CAMP AND VARIOUS AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES TO STUDENTS. THE SCHOOL OFFERS A HALF-DAY PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN JUST WARMING UP TO MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL LIFE AND A FULL-DAY PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE READY FOR MORE MONTESSORI. WE ARE SO EXCITED TO DESIGN FUN ACTIVITIES ALONG THEMES FOR EACH SESSION, SPARKING CURIOSITY, LEARNING, AND A DESIRE TO DO.AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES INCLUDE GAMES, ART, OUTDOOR PLAY, SNACKS, HOMEWORK SUPERVISION, AND SPECIAL CLASSES. STUDENTS CAN EXPRESS INTEREST IN ANYTHING AND WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO MEET THOSE INTERESTS. AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS ALSO INCLUDE EXCITING ENRICHMENT CLASSES, INCLUDING CAPOEIRA, FILMMAKING, MUSIC LESSONS, CHESS, POTTERY, AND MORE!
    Expenses $9,302,198 · grants $1,581,830 · revenue $12,702,359

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
11-6044329
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
School
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1965
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$25,288,315
Income (IRS master file)
$15,099,940

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$14,315,357$12,804,988$25,288,315IRS
990June 2024$12,786,409$12,008,200$23,421,432IRS
990June 2023$11,061,923$10,914,837$22,028,311XML
990June 2022$10,274,662$10,932,289$19,575,626IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 11-6044329).

Questions about BROOKLYN HEIGHTS MONTESSORI SCHOOL

What is the EIN of BROOKLYN HEIGHTS MONTESSORI SCHOOL?
The employer identification number (EIN) of BROOKLYN HEIGHTS MONTESSORI SCHOOL is 11-6044329.
Is BROOKLYN HEIGHTS MONTESSORI SCHOOL tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1965.
Are donations to BROOKLYN HEIGHTS MONTESSORI SCHOOL tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does BROOKLYN HEIGHTS MONTESSORI SCHOOL file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of BROOKLYN HEIGHTS MONTESSORI SCHOOL due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did BROOKLYN HEIGHTS MONTESSORI SCHOOL last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of BROOKLYN HEIGHTS MONTESSORI SCHOOL?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names STEPHANIE PAX FLANIGAN.
Who are the officers and directors of BROOKLYN HEIGHTS MONTESSORI SCHOOL?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 27 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $462,625 (STEPHANIE PAX FLANIGAN, HEAD OF SCHOOL).
How much revenue does BROOKLYN HEIGHTS MONTESSORI SCHOOL have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $14,315,357, expenses of $12,804,988 and total assets of $25,288,315 at year end.

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